Essayist Marcos Villatoro recalls how FDR's decision to create the Civilian Conservation Corps saved a generation of unemployed Americans, including his own father.
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The value of work
The value of work
Essayist Marcos Villatoro recalls how FDR's decision to create the Civilian Conservation Corps saved a generation of unemployed Americans, including his own father.
February 3rd, 2012
In Reno, new skills for a new economy
In Reno, new skills for a new economy
Nevada is in the midst of a jobs crisis. In addition to too many people searching for too few jobs, there's another problem: young people don't have the right skills.
February 3rd, 2012
Fighting foreclosures in Nevada
Fighting foreclosures in Nevada
Why haven't federal efforts to stem the tide of foreclosures had a bigger impact? Need to Know travels to Nevada, on the eve of the GOP caucuses there, to examine the state with one of the worst foreclosure problems in the nation.
February 3rd, 2012
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Need to Know anchor Jeff Greenfield travels to Florida to see how candidates are balancing calls for entitlement reform with winning over seniors.
January 27th, 2012
How seniors see it
How seniors see it
As we enter the Florida primary, Republicans are walking a fine line between calling for entitlement reform and winning over seniors, one of the state's most powerful voting blocs.
January 27th, 2012
Why is Florida always a toss-up?
Why is Florida always a toss-up?
Jeff Greenfield speaks with Susan MacManus of the University of South Florida about why Florida is always so competitive in national elections.
January 27th, 2012
Jon Meacham on our obligation to the elderly
Jon Meacham on our obligation to the elderly
Jon Meacham discusses our obligations to the elderly, and how his personal experiences with older people have shaped his life.
January 27th, 2012
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On the eve of the South Carolina primary, we look at African-Americans and voting power within the state.
January 20th, 2012
A freedom rider on voting rights
A freedom rider on voting rights
Need to Know's "American Voices" essay features Bernard Lafayette, a prominent civil rights leader from the 1960s who reflects on the struggle for black voting rights then and what he believes are organized efforts to undo them now.
January 20th, 2012
Just how conservative is South Carolina?
Just how conservative is South Carolina?
Host Jeff Greenfield speaks with two of South Carolina's leading political analysts about the various ideological strains within the state's Republican Party.
January 20th, 2012
Party down
Party down
In a report from South Carolina on the eve of the GOP primary there, anchor Jeff Greenfield describes how the sharp rise in the number of black state lawmakers creates the mistaken impression of greater black power.
January 20th, 2012
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Need to Know explores how the Republican candidates' opposition to gay marriage will affect the outcome of the nomination fight and the general election.
January 13th, 2012
